Last weekend, we were doing a survey called Moth Night. Moth Night happens at the end of August each year. This year, it happened from 27th – 29th August. We did it on 29th August. You have to try to attract moths to your garden and identify them, then you submit your findings to MothContinue reading “Moth Night”
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Reusable Kitchen Roll
We have made some reusable kitchen roll. We made it instead of using paper kitchen rolls which are disposable and waste trees and usually come wrapped in plastic which is also bad. We made them out of old towels with holes in and old t-shirts and tops. This reused the clothes as well, which isContinue reading “Reusable Kitchen Roll”
Masks, Gloves and Wipes
Yesterday we went litter picking by the sea. As well as all the other rubbish, we found four disposable face masks, one glove, loads of disposable wipes and the nozzle from a soap or hand gel bottle. People are using lots of face masks at the moment because of the Coronavirus, which is mainly whyContinue reading “Masks, Gloves and Wipes”
Big Butterfly Count
The Big Butterfly Count is a survey to help us find out how well butterflies are doing. It is run by the Butterfly Conservation Trust. It happens every year and this year it runs from 17th July to 9th August. It’s important to know how butterflies are doing because numbers of butterflies and moths haveContinue reading “Big Butterfly Count”
Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July is a chance to try to start using less single-use plastic. Single-use plastic means things like straws or plastic bottles that are only used once and then thrown away. Single-use plastic is bad for the planet because it is only used once but it lasts forever! It can end up in theContinue reading “Plastic Free July”
Every Flower Counts – July
In May we did the Every Flower Counts survey organised by Plantlife. The survey was to count the wild flowers which would have grown in your lawn during No Mow May. Wild flowers on lawns are very important for providing nectar for pollinators like bees and butterflies and other insects because they need it forContinue reading “Every Flower Counts – July”
Using Beeswax Wraps
Today we went out and took a packed lunch with us and we wrapped it in our homemade beeswax wraps! We wrapped mini pizzas and cucumber in them. We had one wrap each filled with mini pizzas and we used it as a plate as well. We put all the food rubbish on one beeswaxContinue reading “Using Beeswax Wraps”
The Time Is Now
I joined in with a virtual mass lobby organised by The Climate Coalition. My Mummy joined in with me. I wanted to show that children care about the environment as well because I’m only six years old! We used Zoom to meet Andrew Mitchell, who is our MP. There were lots of other people meetingContinue reading “The Time Is Now”
Beeswax Wraps
Today we made some beeswax wraps. You can wrap food and sandwiches in them to keep them fresh, instead of using cling film. Cling film is made from plastic and you only use it once. If it ended up in the sea it might look like a jellyfish and then a turtle or another seaContinue reading “Beeswax Wraps”
How To Help Insects
This week is National Insect Week so I’m going to tell you about why insects are important and how you can help them. Insects are really important because they pollinate flowers, trees, fruits and vegetables. Without that, we wouldn’t be able to live! We wouldn’t have any food to eat and there wouldn’t be asContinue reading “How To Help Insects”
